Cross Counter won the Melbourne Cup, but who won best-dressed? How many outfits were ruined by the downpour over Flemington on Tuesday morning? And were plastic ponchos, gumboots and umbrellas the sartorial theme of the day? Guest: Glynis Traill-Nash, fashion editor, The Australian ...

Cross Counter won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The triumph gives Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy his third Melbourne Cup win. But the day was marred by tragedy, when The Cliffsofmoher fractured its right shoulder during the race. Vets later euthanised the Irish horse. ...

The Melbourne Cup is a horse race but it's symbolised by a trophy. It's instantly recognisable and each year travels nearly half a million kilometres around Australia. But the story of James William Steeth, the gold and silversmith who designed and made the trophy in 1919, isn't well known nor is ...